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Santa Clara’s California Voting Rights Act lawsuit now has provided employment for yet another lawyer. FairVote — the Maryland-based ranked choice voting lobbying group that funded and staffed the...

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Commissioners Debate City’s Parking Challenges

Jacob BourneJuly 13, 2018

During a Planning Commission meeting on June 13, intense discussion regarding the City’s inadequate parking supply was sparked by deliberations about a...

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Townhome Project Gets Go-Ahead, Planning Commissioner Resigns

David AlexanderJuly 13, 2018

A 12-unit townhome development will go ahead despite its neighbors critical mass of complaints that the parking is inadequate. The Santa Clara...

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Santa Clara City Council’s History of Appointments

Melissa McKenzieJuly 13, 2018

Much has been said about Santa Clara Council Members Patricia Mahan and Pat Kolstad not voting for any of the applicants selected...

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City’s Lawyer in Voting Rights Lawsuit Has Business and Political Ties to Controversial Lobbyist

Carolyn SchukJuly 13, 2018

It’s an old cliché that it isn’t what you know but who you know, that counts. Churchwell White LLP, the Sacramento lobbying...

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Census Data Shows Santa Clara’s Ethnic Geography — It’s Not Homogenous

Carolyn SchukJuly 4, 2018

Examination of the Santa Clara’s 2010 census tract data shows that the City has clearly identifiable minority majority or near-majority neighborhoods; contradicting...

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City’s Convention Center Advisor is Disgraced Former San José Convention Center Manager

Carolyn SchukJuly 4, 2018

Last year the City of Santa Clara signed a $179,000 contract with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. “for Engagement of Stakeholders and...

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Council Member Pat Kolstad Receives American Public Power Association’s Public Official Award

AdminJuly 4, 2018

Council Member Pat Kolstad received the Spence Vanderlinden Public Official Award at the American Public Power Association’s national conference in New Orleans,...

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Water Rates to Float Higher for Santa Clara Residents

Alissa SorotenJuly 4, 2018

Effective July 1, Santa Clara residents and business will notice that their water, recycled water and sewer rates will be a tad...

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Convention and Visitors Bureau to Halt Operations, Court Mandates New Districts

David AlexanderJune 27, 2018

“Concerning” was the word of the night. Convention and Visitors Bureau services will screech to a halt in light of audit findings,...

Sources Say: FairVote Attorney Represented Santa Clara Soccer League in Suit Against the City

Commissioners Debate City’s Parking Challenges

Townhome Project Gets Go-Ahead, Planning Commissioner Resigns

Santa Clara City Council’s History of Appointments

City’s Lawyer in Voting Rights Lawsuit Has Business and Political Ties to Controversial Lobbyist

Census Data Shows Santa Clara’s Ethnic Geography — It’s Not Homogenous

City’s Convention Center Advisor is Disgraced Former San José Convention Center Manager

Council Member Pat Kolstad Receives American Public Power Association’s Public Official Award

Water Rates to Float Higher for Santa Clara Residents

Convention and Visitors Bureau to Halt Operations, Court Mandates New Districts

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